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πŸ’³ The New Search Atlas Billing Dashboard β€” Complete Overview

Understand your plan, quotas, services, and billing activity from a single control center.

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The new Search Atlas Billing Dashboard has been redesigned to give teams full clarity and control over their subscription, usage limits, add-ons, and billing history, all in one place.

This dashboard removes ambiguity around quotas, renewals, and services by making every component of your plan visible, actionable, and auditable.

🧭 How to Access the Billing Dashboard

From anywhere in Search Atlas:

β†’ Click your avatar (πŸ‘€)
β†’ Select Billing

You’ll land on the Billing area with four primary sections:

  • Plans & Top-ups

  • Services

  • Invoices

  • Activity Log

Each section serves a distinct operational purpose, explained below.

πŸ“¦ Plans & Top-ups β€” Your Subscription Control Center

This is the primary overview of your active plan and recurring quotas.

What you’ll see here:

  • Current plan name and billing frequency

  • Total monthly cost

  • Primary actions:

    • πŸ”„ Manage Subscription

    • πŸ” Change Plan

    • πŸ’³ Add Payment Method

πŸ“Œ Important behavior:


Canceling a plan does not immediately deactivate services. Your account remains active until the end of the current billing cycle, after which access and services are disabled.

πŸ” Quota Reset Logic (Important)

At the bottom of the Plans & Top-ups view, you’ll see a system notice indicating that:

πŸ•’ All recurring quotas reset automatically on your next billing date.

This applies only to recurring quotas.


Non-recurring credits remain unchanged unless manually topped up.

🧩 Quota Breakdown β€” What Each Limit Controls

Each quota block includes a progress bar, recurring vs non-recurring distinction, and inline tooltips explaining usage.

πŸ‘₯ Team Members (User Seats)

Defines how many team members can access your Search Atlas account.

  • Controls login and workspace access

  • Managed via recurring seats

  • Expandable via top-ups

πŸ€– OTTO SEO β€” Sites

Defines how many sites you can install and activate OTTO SEO on.

  • Used for OTTO-powered automation

  • Recurring quota

  • Removing sites frees capacity

βš™οΈ AI Quota Generation

Used by OTTO for AI-powered execution, including:

  • Cloud Stacks

  • Press Releases

  • Aggregator Network submissions

Includes:

  • Recurring quota

  • Optional non-recurring top-ups

▢️ OTTO Google Ads Add-on (Smart Ads Automation)

The OTTO Google Ads add-on unlocks automated Google Ads execution directly inside Search Atlas, allowing you to manage paid search campaigns with the same agentic workflow used across SEO.

When this add-on is active, you gain access to OTTO’s full Google Ads automation layer.

What this add-on controls πŸ‘‡

β€’ Campaign Quota


Each account receives a defined number of Google Ads campaigns it can run concurrently. Each active campaign consumes one unit from the available quota.

β€’ Recurring Quota


Campaign capacity renews automatically on each billing cycle.

β€’ Quota Visibility


Your current usage is displayed as used campaigns vs total available campaigns, making it easy to track remaining capacity.

β€’ Add-on Based Access


OTTO Google Ads is not included by default in all plans and must be enabled as a paid add-on.

This add-on is required to activate and maintain Google Ads campaign capacity inside Search Atlas.

πŸ“ Local SEO Points

Used when running Local SEO heatmap scans and related local analysis tools.

  • Recurring usage

  • Consumed by scans and local intelligence actions

🏒 GBP Automation Locations

Used when Google Business Profile automations are active, including:

  • Posts

  • Q&A responses

  • Review replies

Each automated location consumes quota.

πŸ”‘ Keyword Rank Tracker

Used for tracking keyword rankings across your websites.

  • Recurring quota

  • Tracks visibility over time across search engines

✍️ AI Premium Quota

Used for generating Content Genius articles and premium AI content workflows.

  • Non-recurring by default

  • Requires top-ups to activate

πŸ‘‘ Authority Building

πŸ”— URL Indexer

Used when submitting URLs for indexing.

  • Non-recurring quota

  • Triggered by indexing requests

πŸš€ Hyperdrive Credits

Used for OTTO link-building products, including:

  • Cloud Stacks

  • Press Releases

  • Aggregator Network submissions

Supports both recurring and non-recurring usage.

βž• Top-Ups

Most quota blocks include a Top up option, allowing you to:

  • Instantly expand capacity

  • Avoid workflow interruptions

  • Scale usage without changing plans

Top-ups can be recurring or one-time, depending on the quota type.

🧾 Services β€” Active Subscriptions & Add-ons

The Services tab shows all active services tied to your account.

You can view:

  • Service name

  • Description

  • Billing frequency

  • Status (Active / Inactive)

  • Renewal date

  • Quantity

πŸ” Filters and search tools are available to quickly audit services by status or frequency.

From here, you can also initiate plan cancellation flows.

πŸ“„ Invoices β€” Billing History & Receipts

The Invoices section provides a complete record of all billing activity.

You can:

  • View invoice IDs

  • See creation and payment dates

  • Track invoice status

  • Download receipts for accounting or compliance

πŸ“₯ A Download All option is available for bulk exports.

🧠 Activity Log β€” Full Billing Audit Trail

The Activity Log captures every billing-related action, including:

  • Plan changes

  • Quota top-ups

  • Payment updates

  • Cancellations

Each log entry includes:

  • Timestamp

  • Action type

  • Performed by (user)

  • IP address

πŸ” Filters help teams audit changes across large accounts or shared workspaces.

🏷 Promo Codes (When Applicable)

If a promo code is active on your account, it will appear clearly in the Billing interface.

Promo codes apply automatically and do not alter quotas β€” only pricing.

▢️ How to Use Top-ups & Add-ons in the Billing Dashboard

πŸ›  How to Purchase a Top-up or Add-on

1️⃣ Navigate to Billing β†’ Plans & Top-ups β†’ Scroll Down
2️⃣ Locate the feature you want to expand
3️⃣ Click Top up or Add-on
4️⃣ Select quantity (if applicable)
5️⃣ Confirm the purchase in the modal

Once confirmed, the new quota or capability is applied immediately to your account.

πŸ”„ Recurring vs Non-Recurring Purchases

πŸ” Recurring Top-ups


β€’ Reset on your monthly billing cycle
β€’ Automatically renew

⏱ Non-Recurring Top-ups


β€’ Roll over until fully used
β€’ No automatic renewal

Each Top-up modal clearly indicates whether the purchase is recurring or one-time.

βœ… When Should You Use Top-ups vs Upgrading Plans?

Use Top-ups if:


β€’ You need targeted increases for specific tools
β€’ Your team temporarily exceeds plan limits

Upgrade your Plan if:


β€’ You consistently exceed multiple quotas
β€’ You need higher baseline limits across the platform

The new Search Atlas Billing Dashboard is designed to:

  • Eliminate ambiguity around limits and usage

  • Make quotas transparent and self-explanatory

  • Separate plan management from operational execution

  • Support teams, agencies, and enterprises at scale

By centralizing plans, quotas, services, invoices, and activity logs, Search Atlas ensures billing is no longer a blind spot β€” but a fully visible, controllable system.

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